Similar to its predecessor, Nioh 2 is an action role-playing game. Players can create their own playable character, who was a yokai spirit. Players are equipped with a variety of weapons such as odachi and kusarigama, and earn new skills as they progress in the game.[1] When players defeat a hostile yokai, some of them may drop a "Soul Core". They allow players to use yokai abilities and transform into a yokai after being deposited in a shrine.[2] At locations named "Benevolent Graves", players can summon other players, controlled by artificial intelligence, to assist them in combat.[3] The game also features a three-player cooperative multiplayer mode.[4]
